Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-04

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ahsa solves q befng dsliGhtsa that ths
Qssssion h hsine isosssd. Most of tAs
siiizsns uho tsIk es1zally absut -
matter nss nnxioaa 10 have Sons prae-
sisni Suggestions ~ 10 ahe bsa1 mefhod /
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time. Is lhs lsasl expsnss an1 d Ne /
moat myaaemn1is manneR. soms few
leading eisizons uhf1n vii Be- found be-
lsw, and yin rspay attsnlien. Ouig
CO tag boan foamd d fhs oiiy 80 faF
Who objects 10 having aha6e trees
planted, and that h
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Who considered thas Il would obstEust
the vls1 of Ne stFee4s and reader the /
u1FoDt lamps almost usssnas. They also
made good lnrkina phases fog thissss.
foospad9 and sobb1Ea Anothef obiso1ion
he had % shAds treas was Has ID Ma /
fall WHEN ths IsaVea dropDed theY made /
90 mueA dirt and mess abous ths streets
tnas Is waa impoanlbie 90 keep them
clean. He also considered kross Q pos-
tive injury 70 he Foof1 81 hoasss, cans
ina the ahinRles 10 rot mnsh fas1eR than /
wo1id o&heFwiDe be- ths osnn. he object
ed 20 strongly 10 shads trees fhas be /
had himsstf ozsrs6 ia dollars 20 have l
ne fsw trees - the lover end of James 1
street. eu1 iowa. and was only suFry that /
bis proposition had not been asospted. /
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Was very glad the matter had been
bsouahi up and uouId % ell n his 1
power 70 help the aaitation Alona. He
said that pian had been adspesd IN /
Grand Kspids. Michigan, WHICH might i
prove - Be PFnctieahis here. There
Sue eitizsus formed tres soeiety, each
member oontribuliDg such Q n1m e. his
means warranted him In doing. Ths
work wuB then commenced and carried
planted doUn end 20 end oommenoina 1
4aN4 A03 AE9lA&L4LL 44AlG42 ~ 80 GN41ML II
Of tho town and moving on 20 ne 0at-
skirts. a vsry few years sufaeed 10 ran
der the city perfeas paradise, and one
q The most dsaiFabls residences eiilos
IN the 6tata. He thouaht that . sohems
Of this kind could be made 10 work fn
Seattle, and would help forward the
pfstsel ae far - lay IN hi1 power. His
drm W0uld ID eaoe tbs sooisty we're start /,
Cd give SO month us eiOa year for -
lona time a. might be necessary. The
foTmatien Of such Q society would enar
Die the city 10 secure tbs bes1 quality Of
trees a the very lowest cost, and this
Waa IN important consideration. Then
fhers vas this other element 10 he CON
IL such scheme were adopted, ,
e. soon ns tue ffet agstematic move
we're made the residents IN the streets ,
further back frem where the planting
would be sure 20 want
their ntrests planted as quickly as pos
sible and would come 70 the society 10
procure the trees they required 81 the
prices the society paid, and would com.
msnce at once. A healthy rivalry would
thus spring no. and IL would only be
few years before the city would Be aa
heaatiful &c any on the oontinent.
There we're few cities that could vie
With Seattle To point Of location and
which would loc X better 10 the stranger
on coming in than Seattle whsn well
planted with shade and Ornamental
trees. he favored the maple, locust
and hoTsschesnui, II The latteR would
grow here. In conciusion be again said
hou clad be vas that the matter vas
being agitated, and promissd all the
aid In bis pouoF towards the carrying |
out of q systematic tree planting In
Seattle.
ALnRO oARDxxR.
fho Civ Surveyor, bad very etFoug feel
ines on the subiset Of tree planting and
vas very clad tne matter had come up.
He bad fouqha hard since he became
Oisy Surveyor 20 preserve the trees nov
d she city from being cut down, 80 be
thought nothing vas more important 20 :
l CITY than 20 have lie streets made -
attractive 90 possible. Kalamazoo, IN
Michigan, was an example Of what J
might be accomplished By q little effort
% the part Of the residents. The plant
na Of trees there had BEEN done IN the 2
ssnienniAl year 70 celebrate the inae-
Dandsnos Of the United States, and bad
resulted IN makieg that city the place n
shere people Who had retired from busi- I
lcM moNcu 10 anu ~ I'M Opo@-te o4c :
4 the weaithiest places In the State.
saFtly because Of the beautiful tEses
Rhich adorned the streets. Nothing, be
considered, added more 10 the beanty Of
, city than shade aud ornamental trees
IN the streets. he tho1aht The City q
0oanail should pass N ordinances re-
curing every property holder 20 plant q
ssrtafn number Of shads OF ornamental
Irtes on thar streets within . year aftes q
lne passage Of the ordinance on streets
inally graded and on streets not graded Q
sithin e year from the time the grading
sas eompletsd. He favored the plant
na Of maple, walnut and butteFnut Q
trees bacsuse the two latter we're not
,nlV like sha former, handsome anc Il
hardy, bat vera also prodtahle. The 1
voald have biz moe. hearty 3
support.
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Thought that Handsome shade trees I'D
ied very materially 10 she beauty OF .
,ity, bat that on the Pacific blope the ,
people shouid be carefsl net 10 crowd
oos the annahine. In thin country sun.
.hiue wns 9 necessity and boo much OF
4 cauld not Be had. he therefore |
thouQnt that care should be taken In
uIaulina trees 70 ase thai thsy we're not
100 cIoss 20 shuA oat The sHnllaht. In
thin country there 9aa monotnny OF
ar tres and be uoaid much like 20 zee
soms daoidnous trees plated = bfeak
that aonotonv. he referred 30 the
beauty Of New Havsu-the city OF elms
as A instance Of What eonid Be oone
by iadieious planting Of The right
ina Of trees. For himself, be tsouRht
eoshina MARI beautiful than The magic,
shoaah be would regret 20 - The whole
sItv plantsd With lust enc v9ylssg OF
trees. He had given the matter boz lis-
1Is oousidsFations bus ehsss we're he
IDEAS abOaa H.